Improved crib or cradle



PATENTE@ OCT 12 i869.

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L. A. CHIOHESTEROF POUGHKEEPSIE, WYORK.

Letters Patent No. 95,768, dated October 12, l869.

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T 0 Il whom t may ,Umwe'lf should be formed beneath a blanket, so thatthe sup- Beit known that I, L. A. OHIGHESTER, of Poughply of fresh airfon the child may not soon become exkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess,and State of New liausted. Q York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement It is also desirable that the blanket or net should in Cribsand Cradles; -and I do hereby declare that tbe be supported fronrthe ooreveulyat its four corners, following is a full,-.clcar, and exactdescription thereof, and not liable to be reached by the arms or feet ofwhich will enable others skilled in the art to make vthe child whentossing-about during sleep, or while and -nse the same, rererenee beinghadA to the ,aeeo'mi awake, thus rendering the' care of an attendautlesspanying drawings, forming part of this specification. frequentlynecessary to readiust the canopy;

My invention relatesto cradles, and consists in form I purpose formingthe connection between the two ing each end of the same of a singlepiece of wood, end-pieces A A by means of bars E. The legs arek which isextended high above the body, so as to form also connected bycross-bars, (l, and the spaces thus a convenient and suitable supportfor mosquito-nets, formed are lled with slats of ornamental design.l

blankets7 &c. Having thus described my invention, In the drawings isrepresented a cradle provided What I claim as new, and desire .to secureby Letwit-h end-pieces according to my improvement. Said ters Patent,isl. .l ends A are formed of alsingle piece of wood, of proper A cradlecomposed of the body formed of/the bars shape and size. The' extremeends of the bows have E and slats F, provided with the endgpieces AfA,ex-

rockers attached,` and they extend an equal, but contended above thebody, as shown, and each formed of sideiable distance above the body ofthe cradle. The one piece of l b'entwood, having rockers B attached,-cradles heretofore manufactured have been provided and provided withthe cross-bars O and slats `D,.as with but one end-piece which extendsabove the set forth for the purpose specified. z. l, body, and hence, nomeans have been provided which The above specification of my inventionsigned byv have a'permanent connection with, or form part of me, this 3dday of June, 1869. c the cradles, for properly supporting blankets,nets, or L. A. OHIOHESTER. other similar articles with which it isloften necessary to cover the cradle, to protect the child lying thereinWitnesses: from a draught of air, from too bright light, or from FRANKBLOCKLEY, insects, 8:0. It is highly important that alarge space ALEX.F. ROBERTS.

